Walmart hasbeen expanding its presence in the health care space in recentyears, including its growing network for Walmart Health clinics, newly announced partnership with pharmacybenefit manager Capital Rx, all in the name of making services moreaffordable and accessible.

Now, Walmart is looking to get in on the insurance side ofthings.

Starting in August, Walmart Insurance Services will beginselling Medicare plans in Texas. As reported by Arkansas Online, the company iscurrently hiring for "Medicare Insurance Agents" who will sellplans directly to consumers via phone in the Dallas area.

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According to the job description posting, "Walmart strives to bea center of well-being in the communities we serve, and we have aunique, brand new opportunity to help millions of people find thebest Medicare insurance available. We need passionate healthinsurance professionals to help us build this new business from theground up and achieve our mission."

Walmart is among a growing list of brick-and-mortar retail andpharmacy businesses looking to increase its piece of the lucrativehealth care market, but appears to be the first to make a shiftinto insurance sales.

Currently, 20% of the U.S. market is covered by Medicare,according to statistics from Kaiser Health, and that number isexpected to increase as the country's population continues to age.Walmart has been working closely in recent years with otherinsurance carriers who provide Medicare Advantage plans, allowingit better target its products to consumers.

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